Did not play in Arizona State’s last game.
Jake Fette started the last one, L 20-27 at No. 8 BYU, Oct 31.
Arizona State’s next game: vs Colorado, Sat Nov 7, 7:30 p.m. ET · ESPN2
Texas A&M · L 20-48
No pass attempts.
Kansas · W 24-17
No pass attempts.
Baylor · L 19-55
No pass attempts.
Hawai'i · W 30-12
No pass attempts.
BYU · L 20-27
No pass attempts.
Keene has pass attempts in 3 of Arizona State’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
Arizona State is 4-4.
18 stories in the last 30 days, from 10 outlets.
Report: ASU expected to start Mikey Keene at quarterback vs. Kansas State
Arizona Sports 98.7 +3 Oct 21
The five seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Kenny Dillingham. All-Mountain West in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 256 passing yards and 2 passing TD against Texas Tech, Week 7, 2026.
448 passing yards · 2 passing TD · -42 rushing yards
Play style
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 10 outlets
Report: ASU expected to start Mikey Keene at quarterback vs. Kansas State
Arizona Sports 98.7 +3 Oct 21 · 4 outlets
Role and roster talk is up: 6 stories in the last two weeks, from 3 the two weeks before.
Arizona Sports +1ASU benches Cutter Boley for Mikey Keene at halfOct 17
Sports Illustrated +1Freshman QB Jake Fette Enters Game Vs. Kansas State, Cutter Boley Benched Again Following Mikey Keene InjuryOct 24
On3Mikey Keene will start over Cutter Boley for Arizona State this weekendOct 21
RotoBallerCutter Boley Benched, Mikey Keene to Start for Arizona State - College Football News | Fantasy CFBOct 22from 10 outlets
Report: ASU expected to start Mikey Keene at quarterback vs. Kansas State
Arizona Sports 98.7 +3 Oct 21 · 4 outlets
Arizona Sports +1ASU benches Cutter Boley for Mikey Keene at halfOct 17Sports Illustrated +1Freshman QB Jake Fette Enters Game Vs. Kansas State, Cutter Boley Benched Again Following Mikey Keene InjuryOct 24On3Arizona State QB battle: Breaking down Cutter Boley, Mikey Keene resume to play in 2026Aug 5
Locked OnMikey Keene Is Making a Real Run at asu's Starting JobAug 10Sports Illustrated +1Arizona Sports
The Arizona RepublicOn3Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Arizona State24 stories2026 to nowMost about: starting job and depth chart, in his words, performance and stat line.
Arizona Sports +1ASU benches Cutter Boley for Mikey Keene at halfOct 17Sports Illustrated +1Change is a Good Thing? Arizona State Turns to Mikey Keene with History on His SideOct 23Sports Illustrated +1Freshman QB Jake Fette Enters Game Vs. Kansas State, Cutter Boley Benched Again Following Mikey Keene InjuryOct 24The Arizona Republic +1Arizona State QB Mikey Keene 'honestly questionable' for BYU gameOct 26
Michigan2 stories2025Most about: starting job and depth chart.
Fresno State2023 to 2024not tracked
UCF2021 to 2022not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Arizona SportsOct 31Arizona SportsOct 26Arizona SportsOct 24
ESPNOct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 39 | 61 | 63.9% | 448 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 136.4 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 276 | 392 | 70.4% | 2,887 | 7.4 | 18 | 11 | 141.8 | 38 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 282 | 419 | 67.3% | 2,976 | 7.1 | 24 | 10 | 141.1 | 35 |
| 2022 | UCF | 60 | 83 | 72.3% | 647 | 7.8 | 6 | 1 | 159.2 | 56 |
| 2021 | UCF | 173 | 272 | 63.6% | 1,730 | 6.4 | 17 | 6 | 133.2 | 21 |
| Career | 830 | 1,227 | 67.6% | 8,688 | 7.1 | 67 | 28 | 140.6 | 35 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 6 | −48 | −8.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 47 | −192 | −4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 29 | −136 | −4.7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | UCF | 13 | −13 | −1.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | UCF | 35 | −36 | −1.0 | 1 | 30 |
| Career | 130 | −425 | −3.3 | 2 | 30 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | Came on in Q3 | 4/7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 31.7 | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-53@ No. 10 Texas Tech | Came on at half | 25/34 | 256 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 81.0 | 1 | -42 | Season-high 256 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 28-17vs Kansas State | Left in Q3 | 10/20 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 37.8 | 1 | -6 | |
| Total | 39/61 | 448 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | — | 2 | -48 |
Oct. 24 · W 28-17 vs Kansas State, play by play
10 of 20 for 160 yards. He was 2 of 6 on third and fourth down.
51-yard completion to Reed Harris. First quarter, down 7-0.
2-yard run on 3rd and 9. First quarter, tied 7-7.
39-yard completion to Reed Harris on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
Incomplete to Derek Eusebio on 3rd and 12. Second quarter, up 14-7.
25 of 34 for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns. Two drives ended on his fourth-down plays: a completion short of the line and a sack.
14-yard completion to Reed Harris on 4th and 11. Third quarter, down 43-10. Converted.
30-yard completion to Derek Eusebio. Third quarter, down 43-17.
5-yard completion to Cardae Mack on 4th and 11. Third quarter, down 43-17. Turnover on downs.
12-yard touchdown pass to Cardae Mack. Fourth quarter, cut it to 53-25. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Keene I noticed spreads the ball around unlike Boley who has two targets and two targets only”Arizona State fan, r/CFB game thread
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 of 7 for 32 yards.
13-yard completion to David Avit on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 56-7. Converted.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 7 · 2026
L 25-53
at Texas Tech
256 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0
With R. Vines-Bright — 1 rec · 74 yds · 1 TD · N. McLarty — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 44 long
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Big 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 448 | 167th of 370 | 20th of 42 |
| Yards an attempt | 7.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 2 | T-173rd of 370 | T-21st of 42 |
| Passer rating | 136.4 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 63.9 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -48 | 362nd of 370 | 42nd of 42 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 61 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | 2,649 | 25 | 7 | 281 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Noah Fifita | 2,464 | 19 | 4 | 269 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Jaden Craig | 2,207 | 11 | 6 | 269 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Conner Weigman | 2,052 | 20 | 2 | 233 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Devon Dampier | 1,876 | 18 | 7 | 227 | 8.3 |
| 6 | JC French | 1,773 | 13 | 3 | 213 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Bear Bachmeier | 1,750 | 12 | 4 | 214 | 8.2 |
| 8 | D.J. Lagway | 1,671 | 13 | 4 | 242 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | 1,598 | 11 | 2 | 159 | 10.1 |
| 10 | Will Hammond | 1,561 | 6 | 6 | 205 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Isaiah Marshall | 1,506 | 11 | 7 | 196 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Jaylen Raynor | 1,416 | 10 | 5 | 186 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Cutter Boley | 1,360 | 13 | 5 | 173 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Avery Johnson | 1,301 | 10 | 3 | 187 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Keyone Jenkins | 1,181 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Isaac Wilson | 1,164 | 7 | 7 | 149 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Julian Lewis | 733 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Nate Bennett | 568 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 9.3 |
| 19 | Alonza Barnett | 477 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 7.3 |
| 20 | Mikey Keene | 448 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Cole Ballard | 381 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8.9 |
| 22 | Blake Barnett | 265 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Jake Fette | 224 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Jacob Knuth | 201 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 |
| 25 | Byrd Ficklin | 192 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9.6 |
| 26 | Thomas Castellanos | 189 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 6.5 |
| 27 | Sawyer Anderson | 112 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 28 | Kaneal Sweetwyne | 105 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.2 |
| 29 | Connor Moberly | 83 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.4 |
| 30 | Keisean Henderson | 83 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10.4 |
| 31 | Chase Jenkins | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.7 |
| 32 | Broderick Vehrs | 61 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7.6 |
| 33 | Jyron Hughley | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 |
| 34 | Scotty Fox Jr. | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.8 |
| 35 | Edward Griffin | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.2 |
| 36 | Liam O'Brien | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 37 | Treyson Bourguet | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Samaj Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 39 | Kaleb Annett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 40 | Dillon Duff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Adam Schobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Kirk Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Harris and Eusebio saw 32 of the 61 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Harris | 18 | 10 | 173 | 13.9 | 2.4 | |
| Derek Eusebio | 14 | 9 | 112 | 8.7 | 3.7 | |
| Omarion Miller | 6 | 3 | 26 | 8.2 | 3.0 | |
| Jalen Moss | 5 | 3 | 49 | 11.2 | 5.3 | |
| Kyson Brown | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.7 | 3.7 | |
| 9 others | 14 | 11 | 75 | 1.9 | 4.8 | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | |||||
Play by play: 61 passes, 39 caught, 448 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
6.6486 of 185 QBsSack rate
7.6%145 of 185 QBsSacked on 7.6% of dropbacks (145 of 185) — and still 86 of 185 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 63.9% completion on 61 attempts · 64% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 96.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 256 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 144 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 160 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
52.1%
285 pass / 262 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| Mikey Keene | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 39 of 61, 448 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · 7.3 yards an attempt on 61 attempts · ran for -48 yds, 0 TD |
| Cutter Boley | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 105 of 173, 1,360 yds, 13 TD, 5 INT · 7.9 yards an attempt on 173 attempts · ran for 66 yds, 1 TD |
| Jake Fette | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 26 of 50, 224 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · 4.5 yards an attempt on 50 attempts · ran for -31 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Mikey Keene. Gray: Cutter Boley, Jake Fette. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Sherrone Moore and Kenny Dillingham.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona State
